Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction ❯ Instruments in Tune ❯ The Freeze Subsides ( Chapter 27 )

Instruments in Tune

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Chapter 28: The freeze subsides.

Piccolo loomed over Isabelle petite body sated at his feet watching her expression turned from one of confusion to realization at his statement.

Isabelle's mouth dropped slightly at his words she blinked simultaneously opening her mouth to speak, for a moment or so she lost her voice.

"Pa,pa, pardon me?"

Isabelle watched wide-eyed hoping that Piccolos words were not serious but he was not one to speak unless it was factual.

"Are you afraid?"

Piccolos face became emotionless waiting for her response, he noticed Isabelle's fingers begin to coil around the blanket by her feet unknowingly to herself she was nervous.

Isabelle took a deep breath before delivering her answer her gaze landing upon his he watched her fixedly intimidating her words.

"Yes…"

Isabelle watched Piccolos stones expression, not changing she feared what could possible be looming behind his onyx eyes, but at the same time she had a sentiment that he would not hurt her…intentionally.

Piccolo took a step closer causing Isabelle to tuck her legs closer to her body to avoid being stepped on.

"Then I will help you remove this fear, you will learn to fear nothing…?"

He felt sympathetic toward the form at his feet she was no fighter and never would be, but a little self-defense would not go astray.

Isabelle did not know how to react `Piccolo almost sounded concerned'

"I shall train you to defend yourself and to fear nothing with the abilities I shall teach you"

He turned around to begin walking back to the fire.

Isabelle was not sure how to take this she wanted to discuss it with someone else first Bongo, Poetry even Goku before making a decision on Piccolo training her.

"But I do not want to trouble you...Pic"

Piccolo swung around swiftly cutting Isabelle's words like a knife.

"You will address me as sensei"

Isabelle was at a loss for words he had made the decision for her; she turned to the ground without uttering a word.

Piccolo watched her for another moment he knew she was not for the idea of being trained by him.

After a long pause and consideration Isabelle finally looked up to him, standing to her feet she uttered.

"Yes…Sensei"

Piccolo realized Isabelle's stubbornness in her tone of voice, he eyed her for a moment his eyes traveling up and down her body stopping at her eyes, they were still the same large almond shaped eyes he remembered.

He then turned away finally walking back to his place by the fire sitting down.

"We start as soon as the blizzard ends"

Isabelle watched the large form settle down by the fire then she herself settled down and finished off the remaining fruit she had in front of her.

He was so disciplined, it seemed nothing could deter him from any goal he set, hoping tomorrow would bring a better day she finished of the remaining fruit and settled down for a nap.

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Three more days had passed and the blizzard subsided but not fully, without hesitation Bongo, Goku, Vegeta, Gohan and Krillin headed out into the snow-blanketed surroundings in search of Isabelle.

Hardly an inch of green was present or any other color for that matter, Bongo gathered the fighters for a short briefing before heading out.

"We shall take a different direction of the compass, I shall take North you may choose amongst yourselves what directions you will take"

Goku decided to search the South on his own, Vegeta also on his own took the West,

Gohan and Krillin worked together in the East.

"Then it is agreed we shall search until she is found, may Kami grant us fortune in finding her alive"

Bongo took a deep breath

"Or dead"

Before taking off Goku was the last to speak

"Gook luck everyone"

He blasted from the earth toward the chilly sky

"Yeah good luck everyone"

Came an answer from Gohan and Krillin whom took off into the east

"Whatever it is worth"

Snickered Vegeta who also started his vigilant for Isabelle in the west.

From the porch of the house Poetry watched the fighters take each owns direction her hopes were high for her friends safe return, Cyndel clutching her mothers hand also watched the fighters leave she was to young to understand what they were feeling.

She tugged her mother's hand making Poetry look into the black eyes of her small daughter.

"They come back soon mommy?"

Poetry smiled from her daughter's gift of being naive at such a time.

"Very soon darling, don't you worry"

Cyndel grinned happy that the fighters she had grown accustomed to will be returning soon she would wait for them the entire time.

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Isabelle tightened the elastic band around the base of her plat, she was preparing for their first training session her hart was beating her observations of the sparring between the fighters a month ago made her realize she was in for a hard session.

Piccolo was outside standing with his arms crossed over his chest his breath could be seen on the air frosting as it left his lips, he waited for his new student to finish preparing.

"Hurry up Girl, or I will come in there & drag you out"

Within seconds Isabelle ran out of the cave pushing the custom made blanket door out of her path.

She stopped behind Piccolo tightening her coat around her neck, Piccolo turned to meet her face to face.

"I want you to know that I am not a sympathetic teacher, if I think you have not earned your sleep I will make you earn it, the same with food, water & air"

Isabelle was now frightened, she had asked Piccolo earlier if they could go back to the house first to tell everyone she was safe and unhurt, he had then told her how far they were from the house getting there would take an entire day by air.

The risk was too great in this weather they would wait for the weather to settle fully.

"I understand, I will do the best to my ability"

Waiting Isabelle watched as Piccolo turned and paced a dozen steps in the distance then he turned to look her.

"Show me what you've got?"

Isabelle raised her eyebrow; she did not understand the proposal.

"I don't understand Piccolo"

Without warning Piccolo changed toward Isabelle, her eyes widened she lifted her arms up to shield her face. A sudden deep throbbing ache in her side before landing flat on her back in the snow.

Isabelle yelped from the pain in both her side and her back, she looked up to see her face inches away from Piccolos, she was fearful he would hurt her more.

"I do not like to repeat myself, address me as sensei and only sensei "

Piccolo lifted his body off Isabelle's walking back to his position a dozen or so feet away, leaving Isabelle lying in the snow.

*I had better remember that, I might not survive it next time*

Slowly she reached her feet brushing the snow from her coat and body, looking up she saw her regimented sensei was waiting.

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